Suicide bomber, clashes kill 12 Libyan soldiers in Benghazi
BENGHAZI, LIBYA : Nine Libyan soldiers were killed in the eastern city of Benghazi on Tuesday by a suicide bomber and in ensuing clashes between troops and Islamist fighters, medics and military...
View ArticleBreaking: One killed, two injured in attack on Niger Embassy in Egypt
CAIRO: One person has been killed and two injured in an attack on Niger Embassy ,in Haram district in Egypt, YOUM7 reported.
View ArticleEgypt to allow 24-hour access to East Port Said with new waterway
Egypt plans to allow smaller vessels in the Mediterranean direct access to East Port Said around the clock instead of just eight hours a day by building a side channel near the Suez Canal, which will...
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Iraqi militia leader says U.S. not serious about fighting Islamic State
NAJAF, IRAQ : The head of one of Iraq’s fiercest Shi’ite militias called the U.S.-led coalition’s campaign against Islamic State ineffective and accused Washington of lacking the will to uproot radical...
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Fighting between Turkey and Kurds escalate amid NATO unease
ISTANBUL : Fighting between the Turkish military and Kurdish rebels escalated Tuesday amid signs of unease from NATO allies attending an emergency meeting about Turkey’s conflicts with the Islamic...
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Families of furniture factory blaze victims to get compensation
CAIRO:The family of each victim killed in the Tuesday’s fire that broke out in a furniture factory north of Cairo will get 5,000 EGP ($700,) governor of Qalyubia Mohamed Abdel Zaher was quoted by...
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Conscript killed, 3 injured in Cairo’s Niger embassy attack
CAIRO: A police conscript was killed and three others injured Wednesday morning in an armed attack on the Niger embassy in Cairo, Interior Ministry said in a statement. Three armed men in a private car...
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8th talk round on Ethiopia dam convenes in Addis Ababa Aug. 20-21: Minister
CAIRO:The tripartite committee of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, tasked to negotiate the controversial Ethiopian dam, will meet on August 20-21 in Addis Ababa, Egyptian Minister of Irrigation Hossam...
View ArticleIsraeli drone strike in Syria kills two near frontier: Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV
BEIRUT: An air strike by an Israeli surveillance plane hit a car in Quneitraprovince in southwestern Syria, killing two members of a militia fighting alongside the Syrian military, Hezbollah’s...
View ArticleEgyptian expats remittances rose by 9% in Q2 of 2014/15: official report
CAIRO: Remittances from Egyptian expats rose by 9 percent during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2014/2015 reaching $4.72 billion up from $4.33 billion during the same period last year, according...
View ArticleAfghan government investigating reports Mullah Omar is dead – spokesman
KABUL: The Afghan government is investigating reports that Mullah Omar, leader of the Afghan Taliban, is dead, a spokesman for the president’s office said on Wednesday. Afghan and Pakistani media...
View ArticleOpera Aida, Omar Khairat perform in new Suez Canal opening
CAIRO: Cairo Opera House will participate in the inauguration ceremony of the new Suez Canal project with an Opera Aida performance and a concert by renowned musician Omar Khairat, news websites quoted...
View ArticleSoccer-Platini to stand for FIFA presidency
UEFA head Michel Platini announced on Wednesday his intention to stand for presidency of FIFA in place of Sepp Blatter. “This was a very personal, carefully considered decision, one in which I weighed...
View ArticleVideo:First Bilateral Hand Transplant in a Child
Video: First Bilateral Hand Transplant in a Child: Zion’s Story.
View ArticleEgypt defends Syria’s territorial unity after Turkey moves against IS
CAIRO: Egypt said that Syria’s territorial integrity must be preserved – an apparent sign of its disapproval of Turkey’s intervention against militants in Iraq and Syria. The Foreign Ministry said in a...
View ArticleEgypt’s tourism revenues rose 3.1 % in H1 of 2015: Minister
CAIRO: Egypt’s tourism revenue rose by 3.1 percent in the first half of 2015 reaching $3.3 billion up from $3.2 billion during the same period last year, Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy said Tuesday. “The...
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